Cartridge for multiple cannon.



No. 634,326. Pa'ented Het. l0, i899.

- l.. MSHH. y CARTRIDGE FOB'FHLTIPLE ANNMS.

(Application filed Oct. 12, 1898.)

(No Model.)

)IAS TO GEORGE Slllli'` SPECIFIGATON forming para of .Letters Be itknown that I, Lonnszo Mision, of@ Boston, in the County of Snlolk endStarte of liassaehusetts,have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Cartridges lor Multiple Cannon, of which the followingis e.. speellicetion. This invention has for-ils object to providecartridges for breech-loading cannon ndeped to simultaneously dischargea plurality of projectiles.

'lheinveniion eonsissin the improvement ,l

which I will non' proceed io deem-ibo nnd= elziiin.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming r. part of this specification,Figure l represents n side elevation of :i breech-loedine @zinnenembodying my invention, Fig represenis e from end elevation ofthe seme.Fig. 3 resents n longitudinal section of the breech and a partof Thebarrel portion of the ennnon. Fig. represents :i view similnr to Fig. 3,showing n modification. Figi. 5 represents n. section on the line 5 5 olFig. 8. Fig. l represents n persi'ieeive View of he Ourol-id e. Thesaine leters of relerenee indiene ik@ parts in ell the ignres. i

In the drawings, u` represents the steel bnrrol portion :md the sieelbreech pei-lion of i my improved brocoli-lending cannon- '.l`libarrelportion is provided wigh plnrnlifv el bores (d, which may be o :mydesired number, -ive being here shown, These bores indy I ell be formedin :i single body or bloei; enst f with or otherwise formed on thebreech I; shown in the drawings, or each bore meg. he i formed in esepziriile barrel, the barrels being formed on or secured lo the breech..hei breech i) is provided wil-e e single.All inber l1', whicheominunienlies wi 'fi ell the ores d' and has its reni' end closed byremovable l breech-block bwvhieii may be hinged on b" lo the breech oroaliern'iso secured. i

u represents n steel enrridge, which is i formed lo necnrnely fir thechamber if, seid l i l l eert-ridge .hnvingn plurality of ehemoers c",eorrespondinr in numbe nd nrrnngeineni le the bores d', 21nd :i reni'end well extendingzioross the renrendsoftheellenibers. f ne forward endol' the Hartz-idee is provided with pnliootion Sled 0i 'Leber l2, E898.

i the end 'well of.' ille cartridge.

Fatemi: No. lf, dated. (re-toben T10, i899.

Serial No. 693.320. .(No model.)

e, series of projeeiions, through which the chambers e' ex'rend, seid'projections being formed and arranged io eneer enlargeinens formed inldie remends of the bores a/,as shown Ain 3. When lie Cartridge ined.-ed, @zich of 'rilie'ennrnbers e @onreine i pro- Ijeetile d and aclizia-e d of powder or other explosive meierinl behind the projectile.To

simultaneously ignite Lho explosive eilerges.

in the elizunners c', E provide .fi series of eilen* nels d d',extending through the rear end well of the cartridge from fue chamberse' Lo fi een receiving envitigf formed in he reni' side of Seid enmityeoninins n cnp-lrolderf, whieh is preferably screwed inte the eerily undis provided n'ih i suitable permission-Gzip or fnlrninaite g.`

lf il is desired to diselinrgo lhe projectiles one zii, e time, iheportion of the cavity e in the reen: end of the enrtridge that; is shownas left open or he reception of the explosive will be closed by nfillingpieoh, :is shown in Fig; i, seid elosingpieee' lis-wing a p;through it communicating with die .'.ilninnel the@ enters the eentrnlchamber e', so 'che the oep g will ignite' he charge onlY in 'the eenmnlchamber. AAddi- `Lionel pnsseges e' nre provided, which extend. from theother elminbers through Ehe @ed of the breech-bloei und ere providedetdiheir eurer ends with. oeps 72, 'which may be en plodeibj,zidependen'n ring-pins g3 or by :my

other sui ele ineens lt will be uml-wetend lib when the genis le oeiireii. f' rbi-idg@ o, properly leaded, 'is p fieed in -,.fiooli.mi1`berc', the breeelrbloek b2 being llien e'osed and the eliorges ignited inthe n mer obere deser'ihed. By providing` for n snnul eens dis ef nirreii nil be seen that the projectiles d n il e considerable arenend dodeel-ive Werl: et n, distant poinii.

iiierei 0 sorgo from e plurality After each discharge the cartridge willbe l rear enlarged ends of the barrels of n n1nn.i-

removed to be reloaded and mother inserted.

The iirng-pins are here shown as iitted io slide in orifices in thebi'eecli-hlock; but it is obvious that the charges in the cartridge muybe ignited oy nnysuitzrble Ineens and that my invention is not limitedto any particular' ineens for ac omplishing this result.

`When all tue charges of the cartridge :ire te be ignitedsimultaneously, ns shown in Fig. 3, the passages d are closed byscrewthreaded plugseg, 'these plugs being removed when the charges oithe cartridge are to be exploded independently, as shown in Fig. 4.

l claiml. il. Cartridge having e rear end Well, si pluraliy of chambersextending through its front end2 and a pluralityof reduced vpassagesextending rearwardly from the rear ends of the chambers through the saidend wall and adapted to receive firing devices7 said cnrtridge havingforward projections adapted to enter thev rear enlarged ends of thebarrels of e imiltiherreled gun.

A cartridge lim/ing n plurality of chenibers extending through its frontend, n wall extending across its rear end, reduced pas sages extendingfrom the rear ends of the chambers through said well, .find felininnting devices et the rear ends of seid passages, for

'ignitingcharges therein, seid cartridge hirving` forward projectionsadapted io enter the l l i hirrreled gun.

b. A czutridgehziving n, plurality of elizunbers extending through itsfront end7 a Wall extending` across its rear end, a cap or fulmi nntereceiving)r cavity in said wall, and a plurality oi' passages ,extendingthrough said wall end conneeiing -seid cavity with the chambers, wherebythe charges in the chainloers may he fired simultaneously by fulminzitcin 'seid cavity, seid cartridge having forward projections adapted ioenter the rear enlarged ends of the barrels of a multiban reled gun.

li. cartridge having a plurality of chainhers, e. reer end wellextending across the rear ends of the chambers, reduced passagesextending through seid end wall from the chambers :ind adapted toreceive fulminatcs, and means 'for closing seid passages whereby anydesired n u inber of chum bers may be made inoperative, seid cartridgehaving forward projections adapted to enter the rear enlarged ends ofthe barrels of a multibarrclcd gun.

in testimony whereof I have nliixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

TOR ENZO MASIN I.

lv'itnesses:

GEORGE A. SEIGLIANO, C. F. BROWN.

